Combined typewriting and computing machine



H. L. .PlTMAN. COMBINED TYPEWHITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. I916.

Patented June 29, 1920.

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COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPMCATION FILED MAR. 2. 91'6- 1 345 1 O2 Patented June 29, 1920.

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ZNVENTOR- H. L. PITMAN.

COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.2I19l6.

Patented June 2 1920.

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H. L. PITMAN. COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 2. I916.

' Patented June 29, 1920,

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ATTORN H. L. PITMAN. COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING'MACHI APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2. I916- UNITED STATES PATENT} OFFICE.

HENRY L. PITMAN, or raise ORANGE, NEW JERSEY,- 'AssIeNoR T0 UNDERWOOD COMPUTING MACHINE COMPANY, on NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION on NEW YORK.

COMBINED TYPEWRITING AND COMPUTING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented J 11119 29 192() Application filed March 2. 1916. Serial No. 81,574.

My invention relates to computing machines, and is herein disclosed as applied to a combined typewriting and computing machine, in which the numeral keys of the typewriter control the computing devices, and is more especially illustrated as an improvement on my co-pending applications, Serial No. 24,390, filed April 28, 1915 (now Patent No. 1,308,506, dated July 1, 1919),and Serial No. 29,039, filed May 19, 1915, renewed February 3, 1919, Serial No. 274,634, and on the application of Frederick A. Hart, Serial No, "(0,898,1iled January 8, 1916 (now Patent No 1,285,150, of November 19, 1918).

In said machines, the numeral keys of the typewriter are connectible to actuate a master wheel, the actuation being effected by a reciprocating rack, which is adapted tr drive said master wheel on one stroke, bu is out of mesh with the connections to said..ma.ster wheel on its returnv stroke.

in the embodiment of the .--invention here'- in disclosed, provision is made of cam means for raising and lowering: the reciprocating rack, and the power is applied to the forward bell-crank [nd transmitted therefrom 351to the rearward bell-crank by means of a link.

In' ordertohold the master-wheel-actuatinggear against movement when the reciprocating rack is depressed, provlsi'on isnnade of a deteyft for engagement with the shittable pinion otthe master-wheel-reversing. gear, and loosely mounted on the shaft of the forward bell-crank, and .a controlling cam for the detent mounted on the haft on which the rearward bell-crank is loosely mounted. v v

I Provision is also made of a full-stroke device for preventing return of an actuated numeral key previous to its-complete actua tion and also means for preventing a subsequent actuation of sa d key or of any other numeral key until the depressed key has returned to ,its normal position. Control of this mechanism is effected ,by means of the loose dog of the escapement mechanism.

Due to the control of the key actuationby means of the loose dog oi the escape'ment mechanism, the key-controllingr mechanism may be effective to prevent actuation of a humeral key during the free movement of the typewriter carriage, such as that obtained by actuation of the tabulator key or carriage-release key and also upon actuation of the usual backspacing key.

Upon actuation of a numeral key, when the typewriter carriage has reached the limit of its travel in letter-feed direction, as determined by a suitable stop, the loose dog of the escapement mechanism will be released and the key-controlling;inechanism 'wi'll become eflective to prevent actuation of a numeral key. Inthisway locking of the numeral keysqmavbe obtained at any position of the carriage if the operative places a, margin or other stop in proper position;

In order to prevent movement of the totalizer during a computing operation, provision is made of locking devices at the front and rear of the totalizer, the lock at the rear being controlled by the reciprocating rack, and the lever of the forward lock being moved into eiiective position by the rear look when the latter is moved to eliective position, the connection being such that the rear lock may be released without release of the front lock.

rearward extension of the forward lockingi lever overlies the bail universal to the carry-over detents and a master-wheel detent. which is provided in this case. It will be seen that, due to this construction, the forward looking lever will be locked in effective position when any detent is held out ofits normal position dueto its engagement with the top of a tooth on the corresponding Wheel.

For the purpose of completing the movement of the carry-over wheels and thereby obviating the spiral effect due to lost-motion in the carry-over mechanism, provision is made of means, comprising a member, preferably a cam, actuated to engage said carry- "over detents successively from that of the and moves the lever to ineliective position.

In order to prevent printing in punctuation spaces, the rack, carried by the totalizer,

with which the forward looking lever coopcrates, has no notches corresponding to the showing the punctuation spaces and the resulting broad teeth prevent a forward movement of the locking lever, which, by reason of its connection with the bar universal to the detents, prevents movement of the master-wheel detent, thereby preventing, actuation of the numeral keys. The same effect is obtained by the forward locking lever preventing effective movement of the rearward locking lever, which in turn will )reve nt eflective movement of the reciprocating 'rack. The rack at the rear of the totalizer may also he provided 'with-broad teeth or blocks at punc tuation spaces to prevent movement of the rearward locking lever and'theretore pre- Vent actuation of the reci ')rocating rack.

Other features and advantages will. hercinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a general sectional side elevation, showing the typewriter and its connections to the computing mechanism.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view in perspective, looking from the rear, of the typewriter escapement mechanism and its connections to the full-stroke mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a general front elevation oi the typewriter and computing mechanism with parts broken away and parts omitted for clearnessl Fig. 4 is a fragmentary detail view showing "themastcr wheel detent mechanism and the carry-over assisting mechanisn'i.

Fig. 5 is a skeleton perspective view showing the connections from the Immeral keys and the typewriter escapcment mechanism to the computing mechanism, and also showing the state-controlling means.

Fig. (3 is an enlarge 1 detail front view of the totalizer, master wheel, and adjacent mechanism, with parts broken away for clearness. 7

Fig. 7 is a diagrammatic side view, showing the action of some of the mechanism of my invention when a numeral key is near the end of its down-stroke.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional side view of the carry-over assisting mechanism, and some of its associated parts.

Fig. 9 is a detail fragmentary view in perspective, looking from the bottom up, master wheel and its detent held against actuation when a punctuation platen 28 journaled space of the point.

i Fig? 10 is an enlarged sectional side view of the totalizer and adjacent mechanism in its normal position.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged side view similar to Fig. ll), showing the parts during actu atlon.

Fig. 12 is a sectional side view showing the disengagement ol the detent from its totalizer is at the computing master wheel at the beginning of the master wheel actuation.

Fig. 13 is an enlarged side view similar to Fig. 11), showingthc parts at the end of the jorward stroke ol the master-wheelactuating rack bar.

Fig. 14- is a side view similar to Fig. 12 showing the position of the parts at the end of the down-stroke of a numeral kcy.

Fig. 15 is a side view similar to Fig. ll, showing the action of the parts during a carry-over operation. I

Numeral keys 21. and alphabet keys i2 2 depress key-levers 23 to rock bell-cranks 24; to swing type-bars 25 upwardly and rearwardly to cause type 2(3, 27, thereon to print on the front side of a cylimlrical on a. platen frame 29 on the traveling type (Fig. 1). The carriage which is mounted writer carriage 30 is constantly under the tension of the usual.

spring barrel 129, which tends to move the 'arriage in lctter-feeding direction, said 'motion taking place at each depression of a character key or space key. The carriage is controlled in its step-by-step letter-teeding motion by the usual escapement wheel 51, associated with a pinion 32 meshing with a rack 33 pivoted on the typewriter carriage 31). I

To move the typewriter carriage 230 in step-by-step lcttcrd'eeding direction, the '-.heel 37 of il's associated type ha r will move the universal frame 36 rearwardly (Fig. 7) at the end of the downstroke 01 a numeral key 21, and swing therewith the dogs ll, 35 (1*igs. 1, 2 and T) sothat the loose dog 34- normally holding themscapemenl wheel 3i will be moved out "ol -cl igagcmcnl with said cs'apcmenl wheel :31 and the fixed dog 35 into engagement with said esrapement wheel, so that at the subsequent forward motion oi said universal lrame ill the type writer carriage will be moved one letterspace in, letter-feeding direction under the influence of the usual spring barrel 12S) during the lip-stroke of the numeral key 21.

Jump movements oi the carriage I30 ma v also be obtained in addition to'the stepdovstep movements, for the purpose of rapidly positioning the typewriter carriage in and at a computing zone. For this purpose, the machine may be provided with one form or" the usual Underwood decimal tabulating mechanism, whichincludes keys 38 mounted ,345,102 1 v l a on the front ends of key-levers 39, which are pivoted intermediate their ends at 39. The rear end of each lever 39 is connected to raise its plunger- 40 into the path of one of aplur'ality of stops 41 mounted on a rack bar 42, 'saidstops being adjustable at letter-space intervals along the rackbar which forms part of the typewriter carriage 30. At the raising of any of the plungers 40, the rack bar 33 is disconnected from its pinion 32 by the usual carriage release mechanism,-indicated in Fig. 1 by dotted, lines, thus releasing the. carriage 30 from the letter-feed escapement mechanism, 'so that the carriage. is rapidly drawn in letter-feed direction until arrested by one of the stops 41 thereon striking against the raised plunger or counter-stop 40.

The type-bars 25' for the keys 21 and 22 are each provided with two types 26 and 27, so that they control selectively the writing of two different characters. On the numeral type-bars the digit type 26 is usually placed to print in lower case position,,while other characters are printed by the uppercase type 27. To effect the change from normally writing lower-case characters to ,writingupper-case characters, the platen 28 is mounted to be shifted from a lower case position to an ,nppeecase position. For this purpose, there is provided the usual shift key 43on a lever 44, the rear end of which engages a shift frame 45, pivoted on the framework of the typewriter, and provided with a horizontal rail 46 on which rests a roller 47 mounted on the platen frame 29: On depression of said shift key, the rail 46 is caused to move upwardly, thus raising the platen frame 29 to bring the printing line of the platen 28 opposite the upper-case type 27 on the typebars 25 when the latter are swung to their printing position.

The above-described mechanism is that found in the usual Underwood standard typewriting machine.

The mechanism for determining the extents of computing actions so that they will accord with the digital values of the numeral keys as actuated, comprises parts connected to the numeral keys. These parts include differential cams 48 (Figs; 1 and 3),

one on each of the numeral key levers23- from 1 to 9. The cams48 are each shown in the form of a plate fast to the key lever, and having a cam slot 49 open at its lowerend. The lower open ends of the canr slots register with a rod or bar 50 (Figs. 1

and 3.), universal to all of the ca-ms 48, said rod 50 forming the cross piece of a bail having arms 52 fast on. a rock shaft 53. The bail. 51 forms part of the actuatingmechanism, and inasmuch as it is oscillated vary lng amounts,.depend1ng on the digital value of the key. operated, it may be termed an oscillator. Said oscillator 51' is adapted to rotate a master wheel described below, and for this purpose (Figs. land 5) is provided with a pin 55 on one of its arms 52 said pln beingzulapted to engage a notch 56 formed in a connector 57 pivoted at 58 on a lever 55) journaled on the rock shaft 53, said connector 57 being drawn into engagement with the pin 55 by a spring 60'.

At the depression of a numeral-key 21, the oscillator 51 and lever 59 will be rocked an extent directly proportional to the value of said numeral key, to move downwardly tl'ierewithand upwardly extending link 61 (Figs. 1 and 3), pivoted at its lower end to the lever 59 and pivoted at its upper end to .the rear end of an arm 62 fast on a took shaft 63 (Fig. 5), to swing said rock shaft clockwise (Fig.1) and therewith a depending arm 64 fastthercon, and having pivotedthereto at its lower end a forwardly extending link 65, the forward end of which is pivoted to the forward end of a differentially moved rack bar 66 (Figs. 1, 5, 10, 11, 13 and 15), to move said rack bar longitudinally forwardly extents directly proportional to the' value of the numeralkey depressed.

To effect computations, said rack bar- 66 is normally in mesh with a barrel gear 67 mounted on a shaft 68, and has rigidly and concentrically mounted therewith a combined gear and detent'wheel 69 adapted to rotate a gear wheel 70 fast on the master wheel shaft 71, either directly or through the intermediary of a change gear 72 (Fig. 5), thereby rotating a master wheel 7 3 also fast on' the shaft 71, extents directly proportional to the value of the numeral key depressed. Said master wheel is adapted to mesh se'riativn. with computing wheels 74 of one or more totalizers 75, starting with the computing wheel of highest denomination, and passing into mesh with the computing wheels of lower denomination, as the totalizer 75 and typewriter carriage 30 move step by step in letter-feeding direction.

Each computing wheel '74 is-constantly in m'esh with its dial wheel 76 (Figs. 6 and 10,) the latter having the numerals from 0 to 9 on the periphery thereof, one numeral of each dial wheel'normally appearing at the sight opening 77 in the casing of the totalizer75 (Figs. 3 and 10).

For the purpose of performing addition, the gear 69 is shifted to effective position ;in mesh with the gear 85. and to do this the machine is provided with an adding key 78 (Figs. 1, 3 and-5), mountedon a rock shaft 79 having fast thereon an upright arm 80, which loy means of a forkformed. at the up per end engages the lower end of an arm .81 fast on a rock shaft 82, the forward end pf which has an arm 83 engaging an annusaid gears to the Figs. 3 and 5 position at the depression ol, the adding key 78. It will be noted by reference to Figs. 3 and 5 that at the depression of the adding key 78, the gear wheel 00 is moved into mesh with the left-hand gear wheel 85 of the change gear 72, so that depression of a numeral key will rotate the dial wheels in adding or clockwise direction, as seen in Figs. 10 and 15.

\Vhen it is desired to subtract, the gear wheel (39 is moved out of mesh with the gear wheel 85 and into mesh with the gear wheel by the depression of a. subtraction key 86 (Figs. 1 and 3) also mounted on the rock shaft 70. in this position depression of a nume-al key will rotate the dial wheels 70 in couliter-clockwise or subtraction direction, as seen in Fig. 11, the left-hand gearwheel and right-haml gear-wheel 87 of the change gear 72 rotating idly during the actuation of thecompiding mechanism in subtraction direction.

The numeral keys 21 have lower and upper-case type 26 and 27 IGSPOClZlVGly, the latter to print characters other than numerals on the work-sheet carried by the platen 28. When the numeral keys 21 are actuated to print characters other than numerals, as in upper-case position, it'is advantageous to disconnect the oscillator 51 so as to leave the rack bar 66 idle. F or this purpose, the shift frame 45 at the depression of a shift key 13 disconnects the connector. To do this it thrusts forwardly a link 88 pivoted to the shift frame, the forward end of which link is pivoted. to an arm of a bell-crank 89. (Fig. 1) to rock said bell-crank in counter clockwise direction, so that a pin 90 thereon, which normally overlies the rear end of the connector 57, will depress said connector moving its notch 50 out oi engagement with the pin 55 formed on the oscillator 51. Said oscillator will then be rocked idly by the cams 48 at the actuation of the numeral keys 21.

As hcreinbe'tore described, the rack bar is normally in mesh with the barrel gear 67, so as to rotate said barrel gear and associated gearing at the depression of a nu} meral key when the latter is actuated in loner-case position to perform a computation. In order to prevent said barrel gear and connected gearing from returning at the return stroke of the 'ackbar 66, the rack bar depressed out of mesh with said barrel gear, and held in said depressed position until the end of the return stroke of said. rack bar. For this purpose, the universal frame 30 is pivoted at its rear end (Figs. 1 and 7) to a rocking frame 91, one arm of which has a fork 92 formed at its end to engage and rock an arm 93 at the end 01 the down-stroke of a numeral key. This arm is adapted to move the rack bar 66 downeach numeral key,

mechanism toaccomplishing wardly, and to do this said arm is fast to a rock shaft 94, which carries an arm 95, to which is pivoted an upwardy-extending link 90 (Figs. 1, 3 and 5), the upper end of which is pivoted to an arm 97 fast on and adapted to rock a shaft 98, on which is loosely mounted a bell-crank 99 (Figs. 1, 5 and 14) having a pin-and-slot connection 100 witl f the rack bar 06, and forming part of th ,means to move the rear end of said Jack bar upwardly and downwardly. Simultaneously the forward end of said rack bar will also be moved downwardly or depressed, as will hereinafter be described, so that the gear teeth thereon will be moved out of mesh with the associated barrel gear (57, so that the rack bar 66 may be moved rearwardly without imparting rotation to said barrel gear. The numeral keys are provided with pendants 101 which cooperate with swinging dogs 101 to prevent simultaneous depression of two numeral keys.

The mechanism thus far described is in general the same as that described and illus trated in my said Patent No. 1,308,506 dated July 1, .1019.

It is advantageous that-the numeral keys 21 should be actuated to the extreme end oi": their downward stroke in a computation, so that the master wheel will be rotated a full extent proportional to thevalue of the ac tuated numeral. key, and toinsure that the type on the type-bar will print on the work-sheet carried by the platen. For this purpose, each numeral key lever has pi voted thereto a pendant 101 (Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 7) having teeth 102 formed thereon which nor mally stand in engaging relation with a pawl 103 in the form oi. a leaf spring, one for and adapted to step over the teeth 102 on the down-stroke olj said numeral key, said teeth bcingso formed as to pass said spring pawl 103 at the downward stroke of the pendant 101 and its numeral key, but to engage and arrest the spring pawl 103 at the upstroke of-said pendant.

pawl 103 to prevent the upstroke of the pendant and connected numeral key unless the pawl 103 is moved out of engaging relation with the teeth 102 at the extreme end of the downward stroke of any numeral key, as will presently appear.

It is advantageous to prevent the downstroke of any numeral key until the one actuated has reached the extreme end of its upward motion, so that the rack bar 66 will be moved fully to'its rearward normal position, so as to he in position to perform a following computation. As part of the this purpose, as well as for insuring a full stroke of the keys, there is pivoted on the typewriterc'arriage-escapement fixed dog 35 a bell- The connections-are such that said teeth will catch upon the end of the crank 104. The upwardly-extending arm of this bell-crank lies directly behind the loose dog 34 (Figs. 2 and 3), and the other arm has pivoted thereto a downwardlyextending link 105, the lower end of which is pivoted to one arm of a bell-crank 106 pivoted to the framework of the machine. At the end of the depression of a key the bell'crank 106 is adapted to be swung in clockwise direction, as seen--in Figs. 1, 2 and 7, because a spring 107 so swings it to follow the loose dog 3 1 when the dog is drawn to the right at Fig. 2 under tension of the spring 108 when released from engagement with the escapement wheel 31, because the dog is carried rearwardly by operation of the universal member 36 at that time. .T his swings said dog leftward when released from the escapement wheel, as seen in Fig.3, with the result th'atthe bell-crank 1041, link 105, and bell-crank 106, are swung from their normal position, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3, by the power of their spring 107, to

the Fig. 7 position. This carries the spring pawls 103 clear of the teeth 102 on the depressed key, because a spring 110 draws .rearwardly a link 109 of which the forward end is pivoted to an arm 111 (Figs. 1, 5 and 7), loosely mounted on the shaft 112, on-

which the spring-pawls 103 are fast, and has a pin-and-slot connection 1'13 therewith (Fig. 5), so as to rocksaid shaft in clockwise direction from the Fig. 1 to the Fig;

7 position at the end of the down-stroke of a numeral key. This moves spring pawls 115 also fast on the shaft 112 and oppositely disposed to the spring pawls 103, into engagement with teeth 116 formed on the pendants 101 above the teeth 102 and oppositely disposed thereto, so that said teeth 116 will move idly over the ends of the spring pawl 115 as the depressed numeral key rises. The

' teeth 116, however, willhome into engagenient with said pawls at an attempted down-stroke of said depressed numeral key,

or in fact of any numeral'key, thus prevent ing any down-stroke during the time that the pawlswllii are held in-the Fig. 7 position, in hich they remain until the numeral key has reached the end of its up stroke, as will hereinafter appear.

In order to provide the spring pawls 103 with supplementary flexibility and that the shaft 112 may oscillate as the teeth 102 pass over the ends of their respective spring pawls, there is provided a coil spring 114, one end of which is attached to the arm 111 and the other end of which is attached to the shaft 112, and is tensioned in such a manner that the shaft 112 will be rocked in clockwise direction (Fig. 5) through the intermediary of the pin-and-slot connection 113, and in counter -clockwise direction through the intermediary of said spring 11: which spring will allow the shaft 112 to rock relative to the'arm 111 at the down, stroke of a numeral key,'at which time the teeth 102 pass freely over the end of the pawl 103.

.. through the intermediary of the pin-and-' 1 slot connection 113,, as the teeth 1l6 pass over the pawl 115 during the upstroke of the numeral key while the bell-crank 106 remains stationary in its actuated position;

being held by the spring 107.

His advantageous to prevent the actuation of any numeral key 21 and totalizer mechanism during a tabulating movement of the typewriter carriage 30, so that no computation may take place .while the totalizer 75 is moving relatively to the master wheel. For this purpose, at the actuation of any decimal tabulator key 38, the pawls 115 are moved into engagement with the teeth 116 formed on the pendants 101 of the numeral key levers to prevent the depression thereof at which time the actuated plunger 40 will actuate a universal bail 117 I (Fig. 1), which, through th'eintermediary of a link 118, lever 119,v and roller 120, common to Underwood decimal tabulating mechanism, will raise the typewriter carriage rack bar 33 out of engagement with the pinion 32, so that the carriage may be free to move under the influence pf its spring barrel 129. This takes the tension of the carriage spring 0d the pinion 32 and so permits the pinion 32 and associated escapetion, as-seen in Fig. 3, under the influence of the spring 108 of the dog 34 with which said escapement wheel is in engagement during a decimal, tahulating action. The bell-crank 104 is then free to rock in counter-clockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 3, under the influence of its spring 107, so as to move the link 109 rearwardly, and the spring pawls 115 into engaging relation with the teeth 116 of the pendants 101 to prevent the depression of any numeral key 21 until the actuated decimal tabulator key 38 is released. When said decimal tabu- 'ment wheel 31 to move in clockwise direclator key 38 is released and has reached its normal position, the typewriter carriage crank 104, to restore said bell-crank and connected parts to their normal position, thus moving the spring pawl 115 to its nora n in:

i'nal inetlective position, so that a. numeral key 21. may be actuated and computation may take place. i

l is advz'intageous to prevent the depres sion of any numeral key or the actuation of the dial wheels of the totalizer 75 during the manual lateral shifting of the type writer :arriage 30 in either direction when the release key lever 121 (l ig. 1) is depressed to swing the typewriter carriage rack bar 33 out of engagement with the escapement pinion 32 thus freeingthe pinion and connected escapement wheel 31 from the influence of the typewrter spring barrel 129. This locking of the keys is brought about in the same manner as when said rack bar 33 is moved out of engagement with its pinion 352 at the depression a decimal tahulator key U8. to swing the spring pawls 115 into el'leotive position in the aforesaid manner to prevent the depression ot' any nu.- meral key and concomitant computation heause the freeing of the escapement wheel -from the spring barrel permits the loose dog to become effective on the spring pawls 115.

it may he noted. in passing that the heroin described tull-strolr'e mechanism will always he (il'iWtlV J during the down-stroke of the numeral key 21 and will alw ys he efl'ectire during the upstroke of said numeral keys regardless of whether said keys are a tuated to compute or not to computm or, to print numerals or characters. and is also ei'ler'tivo whenever the rack bar 33 is i'noved out ol engagement with its pinion 32. as hercinladore dc.rril.:e h or through any other rause for manly-h. .t thi actuation of the lhulr-rwood standard ha spacing mech;

nism i132 (Fig. 3), explained in patent to llclmond. Serial No. 930,962, or at any time that the rack 33 of said ty iewriter 30, in mesh with the pinion 32. is not ten-- sioned in letter-feedingdirection by its spring harrel 129 or other means, because then said escapement wheel 31 may he swung in clockwise direction as seen in .Fig. 35, by the spring 108.

it is advantageous to prevent the actuw tion of any numeral key 21 and ti totalizcr mcchanisn'i when the typewriter arriage has reached the end of its travel. in lcttenfoeding direction. at which time said carriage comes arri age iuto engagement with the usual Underwood marginal stop i530 yn-oyided at the left side of the lhidcrwood type vriter. When the typewriter carriage ,ches said left-hand marginal stop. in which position a character may he printed on the work-sheet carried hy the platen. the depression of the typewr key to pcriorn'i said printing actuah escapranent ism oi' the carriage so that? he dog 34 lcl'twardly. holdi' eli'ecz'jire position during the up-s etc been depressed when said carriage has reached said lefthand marginal. stop, so as to prevent the actuation of any numeral key. Since the :arriage is prevented from mov ing farther in letter-feeding direction by said left-hand marginal stop, the escapenient wheel 31. is not to be rotated in counterclockwise direction (Fig. 3), thus leaving the dog 3% in actuated leftward position. This leaves the spring pawls 115, therefore, in effective position so as to prevent the actuation of any numeral key when the typewriter earriage 30 stands at the extreme end of its leftward travel. It will he soon from the foregoing, and from the accompanying d 'awings of this application. that the numeral keys 2i will be held against actuation hy the spring pawls 115 during the up-strokc of any character key 22, since the character keys. as well the numeral keys, actuate the typewriter estapenient dogs 3%, 35.

it will also he noted from the foregoing and the acconmanying drawings, that the herein-described full-stroke mechanism for the typewriter keys 21 is ell'cctive when said keys are used to print with the platen in upper-case position. as well when printing" in lowencase position.

It will he noted hy reference to Figs. 1 and 7 that the heels 3'? formed. on the typehars 25 are only cltective on he uni'mrsal frame 36 during the last part oi' the do: 1 stroke of the typewriter keys 21, 22, and

oniy during the early part of the upstroke o'l said keys. in order that the I spring pawls 115 may be held in effective position during the entire rip-stroke of any numeral key 21, it is advantageous to hold the dogs 34, of the typewriter ercapeinent mechanism in actuated position until the depressed numeral key 2.1 has reached the end of its upward stroke, viz. its normal position.

frame 36 to the rear, cam 137 wilLbe swung so as-to move bell-crank 123, and, consequently, bell-crank 99, through link 122,

andv cause rack 66 to be depressed. Upon return movement of the universal frame, cam 137 will act upon arm 138 to restore the -rack bar to its normal position. It will be understood that, when in the position shown in Fig. 5, cam 137 will serve to lock the rack bar in raised position.

In order to maintain the rack bar 66 out justahle screw on latch 125, and swing said latch about its pivot 12? against the tension of its spring128, and release the bell-cranks, thereby permitting the universal frameof the e's'capement to be returned to its normal position, thus effecting an upward movement of rack bar 66 by means of cam 137 Another means to maintain said rack bar 1 in depressed position during its return stroke will be described hereinafter. By thus maintaining the rack bar depressed during its rearward movement, the dogs 34 and 35 of the typewriter escapement mechanism will be held in actuated position until,

the end of the upstroke of the numeral key actuated. Consequently, the spring-pawls 115 will be held in effective position during the entire upstroke of the numeral key.

In order to prevent over-rotation or overthrow of the gear wheel 69 and connected parts, including the master wheel 73, (Figs. 5, 10, 11, 13 and 14), the gear 69 has notches 144 cut therein which are adapted to be on gaged by a detent pawl 145 loosely mounted on the shaft 139 and of sufficient width to engage the wheel 69, in either adding or subtracting position. The pawl 145 is normally out of engagement with the wheel 69, as seen in Figs. 5 and13, and has rollers 148 mounted at the rear thereof, the upper one of which is adapted to be engaged by: a cam 146 formed on a cam arm 147 fast on the rock shaft 98, so that at the actuation of said rock shaft at the end of the forward stroke of the rack bar 66, the cam 146 will he swung in counterclockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 13, from the Fig. 13 position to the Fig. 14 position, to engage the roller 146 and swing the detent pawl 145 in counter-clockwise direction, so that the point thereof will come into engagement with one of the notches 144 of the detent gear-wheel 69 just a short time in advance of the depression of the forward end of said rack bar, thus preventing overthrow at the end of the forward stroke of said rack bar, or

accidental displacement of the gear-wheel 69 and connected parts during the return stroke of said rack bar 66. At the end of the return stroke of the rack bar 66, the cam arm. -.147 will be returned to its normal position, carrying its'cain 146 out of engagement with the upper roller 148, at which time a cam 149 also formed on the cam arm 147 will come .into engagement with the lower roller 14.8, to swing the-detent pawl 145 in clockwise direction from the Fig. 14 position to the Fig. 13 position,

displacement in either direction; in other words, will only be moved at the actuation of the cam arm 147. i

'It is-advantageous to prevent the meshing of the re :k bar 66 until the very end of itsreturn to normal position so as toavoid clashing of the gear teeth of said rackbar and barrel gear 67. For this purpose, in addition to latch 125,.provision is made at the forward end of the rackbar 66 of a tappet in the form of a projection 153 (Figs. 3, 5, 6, 10, 11,13, 14 and 15), which is normally in the rear of and out of engagement with a track 154 pivoted to the framerack bar 66 is in normal position in mesh with the gear 67. 6 During the forward stroke of the rack bar 66, the tappet 153 moves forwardly therewith over the track 154 until at the end of the forwardstroke of the rack bar, when the depression of the forward end of the rack bar carries the tappet 153 thereon down into engagement with a cam surface 155 formed on the upper face of the track 154, thus swinging saidtrack in clockwise direction, as seen in Fig. 6, thereby pushing said track aside by rotating it about its pivot 156 against the tension of its spring 157. As'soon as the tappct 153 gets beneath said track, the spring returns said track to its normal position, so that the tappet 153 underlies the track 154, as seen in Fig. 14. During the ensuing rearward motion of the rack bar 66 back to normal position, the tappet 153 moves rearwardly therewith under the track 154. until said tappet just moves out of engagement with said track atthe very end of the rearward motion of the rack bar 66, at'which time the -work and lies above-said track when the' track 154 allows the forward end of the with the teeth of the barrel gear (37 Since with to allow said master wheel to rotate Z is no wear on the square end of the 'rac 15 it will always allow the rack )air 66 to rise at the right point, the set screw stop 1% becoming primarily an overthrow stop. The escapement mechanism of the"typewriter carriage and connected parts will now be returned to normal position since the rack bar has been released from control by the track and the i'acl -ba1'supporting linkage has been released by movement of the latch 125 to its normal ineficctive position.

it is advantageous to hold the totalizer 75 in engaging relation with the master wheel and associated mechanism by means other than the escapement mechanism of the typewriter carriage, and to hold said totalizer against displacement and vibration during a computation at more than one point. For this purpose, the rack bar 66 is provided'with a cam notch 160 (Figs. 5 and which normally engages the forward end of an arm 161 fast on a. rock shaft 102 journaled in the framework of the masterwheel mechanism, and has fast thereto at its left end a down-wardly-extending arm 163, the lowjttr end of which engages a detent lever 1M pivoted at 165 on the framework of the master-wheel mechanism. The cam hotel: 160 is so Formed as to rock the arm inland connected parts in clockwise direciionduringr the initial part of the forward stroke oi said rack bar, thereby swinging the detent lever 161 in countcr-clockwise dis rcction. This moves a detent 166 formed at its upper end into engagement with one of a plurality of notqhes 167 (Figs. 9 and 11) Formed in the-casing of the totali'zer T5 at letter-space intervals, one for each dial wheel in the totalizer, thereby holding'the forward end of said totalizer against vibration and accidental cation the rack bar (36.

ltaneously hold the rear ot'the against vihration and accidental there is'tast on the left end tt 162 an up'warally-extending);

5, 10 and 11), havingadel at the upper end thereof .ag'e one of a plurality of t the re: of the total- 1 ie counter-clockwise lever 164-, a ma5-= cc-..

mncd on .id .icver 115i. E a

. i in. engage;

displacementduring the recipro 162 and arm 161, will hold the rack bar 66 freely, but the disconnec ion between said detent 171 and the master wheel 73 not dependent upon the actuation of the detent lever 16% through the intermediary of the arm 16%. because the detent 171 is so termed as to be cainmed out of mesh with the master wheel by .the teeth 01 said master wheel when rotatingin either directioin via, for addition or subtraction. Either the cam- 75 ming action of the teeth of the master wheel on its detent 171, or the action of the arm 1G3 and connected parts (Fig. 12), may be effective, depending on which action is the delayed one.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 3 and (3, that the dial wheels 76 are placed along the totalizer at letter-space distances trom each other corresponding to the letter-space distances of the step-by-step movements of the typewriter carriage 30. Some of the dial wheels are of such gr 581161 width than the others that a distance oi one letter-space exists between the numerals of some of the denominations along the sight-opening 77. These are punctuation spaces, and permit the printing of a punctuation mark or decimal point when one of said punctuation spaces between. the numerals of the dial wheels is at the computing: point.

It is advantageous to prevent the deprcssion of any nm'neral key and concomitant rotation of the master whccl Til when the blanlcspace or 'iunctuation space on the dial whcels o'l said totalizer is at the con'iputing point. For this purpose, the totalizer T5 provided with front blocks 176 (Fig. 5)), placed in the path of the forward movement of. the detent 166, which is Formed on the detent lever 164, thus holding the detent lever 16% and its master-wheel detent 171 in normal position at said points. thereby preventing the actuation of the master wheel 73 and connected parts, including any of the numeral keys 21, during a computation. The totalizer 75 also has rear blocks 176 which, when in the path of the detent 169, will prevent actuation oi the arm 16S-and through the ii'ltermediary of the'rock shaft against forward motion, and thus prevent the rotation of the master wheel 73 and connected. parts, including any of the numeral keys 21. Both of blocks 176 of the totalizer 75 are so placed relatively to the punctuation spaces on the dial wheels 76 that said blocks will be opposite their respective detents when any one of the punctuation spaces of the totalizer is at the computing point. 1 The blocks 17G. i'iowever, will he ineileo t ive to prevent the actuation of numeral keys when the platen 28 has been shifted to an up1')er-case position, because at that time the connector 5'? (the; 1) will be out of engagement with the pin lof the oscillator 51, with the result that said numeral keys may be actuated freely.

Each of the computing wheels 74- of the totalizer (Fig. 6) has formed thereon a carry-over tooth 1.80, which, through the in termediary of a carry-over pinion 181', is adapted to rotate the computing Wheel of next higher denomination one digit distance in adding or subtracting direction, the direction depending upon the type of computation being performed. This carry-over takes place on the adjoining dial wheel when anydial wheel 76 is rotated so that the numeral 9 thereon passes the sight-opening 77, in an adding operation, or the numeral 0 passessaid sight-opening in a subtracting operation, as more fully described in the herein-mentioned patents. Each of the computing wheels 74 and carryover pinions 181 has ten teeth, and it will be evident that the master wheel may have ten teeth, or a multiple of ten.

When a carry-over action is taking place through a large number of dial wheels, the numerals on said dial wheels will tend to form a spiral at the sight-opening 77 of the totalizer, said spiral beginning at the dial wheel which is engaged with the master wheel, and extending leftwardly across the totalizer to the last dial wheel on which .said carrying action is taking place. This It has been found possible to allow an unusually large amount of lost motion, to

permit easy operation of thc mechanism,

and yet correct said spiral and positively aline the numerals of. the dial wheels .76 at the sight-opening 77 of the totalizei'. For this purpose, these is provided for each carry-over pinion 181 a detent 184 loosely pivoted on a rod 185 (Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 8) and normally spring-pressed by a bail 186 universal to all the detents 1.84 (Figs. 1, 6),-

so that the upper end of each detent 184 will normally be in engagement with its carry over pinion 181 to hold saidpinion in its normal position and against accidental displacement. The detents 18 1 are assisted to their effective position by spring-operated bell-cranks 187, which are held against the detents by spring-pressed plungers 188 tohold their carry-over pinions 181 in alinement and against accidental displacement when the universal bail 186 (Figs. 4. and 8) is moved to ineffective position at the actuation of the master wheel (Fig. 12), as will hereinafter appear. When the carry-over action through a large number of dial wheels has taken place, and the numerals thereon tend to form a spiral relative to the sightopening 77, the associated parts, in-

eluding the detent levers 18 1, will assume a corresponding position. At the end of the downward stroke. of the numeral key 21, the typewriter escapement mechanism will be actuated, and through the intermediary of 7 and 8) serz'atim, beginning with the displaced detent of lowest denomination and ending with the displaced detent of highest denomination. This moves the upper ends of said detentsinto engagement with the teeth of their respective CfLI'Iy-OVGIPHHOIIS 181 serially, to complete the rotation of said pinions, and thus aline said pinions and associated computing and dial wheels 74 and 76 respectively, thus bringing the numerals on the dial wheels 76 into exact alinement 'with the sight-opening 77 formed in the casing of the totalizer 7-5. The upper ends of the detents 184 are so formed to move their respective carry-over pinions 181 during said spiral correction, in the carry-over action, as to complete the rotation of said carry-over pinions into alinement either in an adding operation or ina subtractingoperation. The spiral cam is made of a-sdlid a 1/ piece of metal, thus giving it considerable momentum, and this will enable the cam to offset anV lost motion of the parts driving it. To 'iositively arrest the spiral cam, its

' sh'aft'136 is providedwith an arm 191 which is adapted to strike a heel 191 on the detent arm 1.6 1 at the moment the cam should be arrested. The arm 91 positively moves'the locking arm 166 to ineffective position first by a camming action on the body of the arm eration, should be entirely free to rotate in either direction. To free them there is in engagement with the teeth of the master wheel 78 (Fig. 12) a pawl 192' also pivoted on the rod 185 and having a forwardly extending arm 193, theend of which underlies the universal bail 186. At the initial part of a rotation of the master wheel 73,-

the teeth thereof'will cam'the pawl 192 out of engagement with the master Wheel to effective position.

swing said pawl 192 and arm 193 in clockwise direction (as seen in Fig. 12), ra1s1ng the bail 186, out of engagement with the carry-over-wheel detents 184:, so that all of said detents will be free from the influence of the spring 19 1 of the universal bail 186.

vconcomitantly, the bail 186 which underlies an arm 195 on the detent lever 164:, will swing said lever in counterc1ockwise direction, so that its detent 166 will be moved into engagement with one of the notches 167 formed in the totalizer to hold said totalizer against vibration or accidental displacement. If a block 176 should stand in the path of the counter-clockwise motion of said detent 166, the pawl 192 being held in engagement with the master wheel by the arm 195 of the detent lever 16 1 through the intermediary of the bail 186, will prevent the rotation of the master wheel 7 3 and associated mechanism.

Ifthe pawl or detent 192 for the master wheel, or any of the detents 184 for the carry-over wheels, happen to be out of proper engagement with their respective wheels and riding on the apices of the teeth, then the totalizer 75 and the typewriter carriage 30 will be locked against traveling movement. When any. of these detents is misplaced, bail 186 is held in raised position, and by means of arm 195 holds lever 16 1 in As a result of this action, collision of the teeth of a misplaced master'wheel or of a'misplaced carry-over wheel .with computing wheels of the totalizer and consequent damage will be avoided.

The carry-over part of the computing mechanism in the present invention somewhat resembles thatshown in my prior application No. 2 1,390, filed April 28, 1915 (now Patent No. 1,308,506, dated July 1, 1919), and like that, includes computing wheels 74; which may be normally held locked outside the computing Zone by alining bars 199 formed on the wings 200.

, Within the computing/Zone the computing wheels are held locked by the carry-over wheels 181 with which they mesh seriatim as the typewriter carriage travels along. These carry-over wheels are normally held locked against turning by means of the deabove-described bell-cranks 187.

tents 184, as described above, which are normally urged to locking position by the The detents 184 are released, beginning with the right-hand one, as the typewriter carriage travels along through the computing zone, and this is brought about by a bar 196 fast on the totalizer and provided with end earns 197, these cams and the surface of the bar being adapted to engage and depress rounded bosses 198 on the upper surface of the bell-cranks 187. The means for moving bellranks 187 to ineffective position is in general the same as that disclosed in my said prior application, Serial No. 274,634.

Whenever any bell-crank is thus depressed, it releases its detent 18 1, thereby allowing said detent to be cammed out by turning its carry-over wheel 181, the faces of the detent where it en ages said wheel being suitably shaped for t. is purpose. The detents 184 are, however, still normally held in engagement with the carry-over wheels 181 because the universal bail 186 holds them in that position, as has been described above.

When, however, a numeral key is depressed, the universal bail 186, as has been described above, releases all the detents 184 for. the purpose of permitting a carry-over to be made. Owing to the fact that the only bell-cranks 187 which have been made inei fective are those between the master wheel and the highest wheel of the totalizer, the detents 181 which are released from both the universal bail 186 and the bell-cranks 187, will only be those which engage the carry'over wheels within the totalizer. These carry-over wheels which are within the limits of the totalizer and are engaged by the computing wheels are, therefore, free to turn, so far as mechanism outside the totalizer is concerned, while all the others are locked both normally and while the master wheel is turning, The carry-over wheels 181, however, which have been released in the manner described above, are not really free to turn, because the detents 184 are provided with connections which permit the freed carry-over wheels 181 to form a locking train with the computing wheels 74 within the totalmg such that when the typewriter carriage is at rest in the adding zone, each computing wheel to the left of the master wheel has its carry-over releaser 201 controlling a detent 184:, while, when the typewriter carriage feeds along another letter-space, the system of releasers 201 will travel along so that each releaser engages the detent 184 immediately to the left of the one which is previously engaged. The carry-over releasers, therefore, normally each hold a carry-over wheel 181 locked by means of its detent 184, and the releasers 201 are so positioned that the releaser which is controlled by one com- J tion last-named, and each includes a Geneva locking portion 205 which bears against a periphery 206 on the computing wheel which controls it. The periphery 206 is, however, cut away .at 207 to permit the releaser to re lease its detent 18d and therefore permit a operation.

carry-over to he made by the carry-over teeth described above, the connections being such that the cut away portion 207 is opposite the Geneva lock part of the releaser 203. at the moment their computing wheel is turning its dial wheel from- O to 9, and vice versa. I p

It will be noted, as a result of the above construction, that in a carry-over operation no springs have to be released by the pressure of: the typewriter key other than those normally released thereby, thus making the operation of the machine easy, while at the 1 same time, provision is made for the positive control of the parts" during acarry-over As pointed out above, even though there may be a great deal of lost motion, if advisable to secure smoothness of operation, such lost motion is fully taken 7 up by the spiral carry-over assisting momtrack adapted torelease said rack at the end of the return of said rack, and a stop for arher 189.

Variations may he resorted 'to within thescope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others. .Havingthus described my invention, I claim:

1. in a computing machine, the combination with numeral keys and a master wheel,

of numeral-key-actuated means for driving said master. wheel, including a reciprocating rack, a pinion driven by said rack, bellcranks each having a pin-and-slot connection with said rack, one of said bell-cranks supporting said rack adjacent said pinion, a link connecting said .belhcranks, and insane to swing the bell-crank supporting the rack at a point adjacent said pinion,-'and consequently to swing the other bell-crank by means of said link, whereby said rack ma be moved into and out of engagement witi said pinion.

2. In a combined typewriting and com-" 'putlng mach ne, the combination with typeadapted to hold said rack clear of said pinion, and acc a m connection between said'rack and said track for moving said track to in effective position to make the track effective on the rack.

3. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with typewriter numeral keys and a master wheel, of key-controlled means for actuating said mas- 1 ter wheel, comprising a reciprocating rack,

a pinion by which it actuates said master wheel'during movements in one direction, means for holding said rack in engagement with said pinion in actuating it, a movable pinion, a cam connectionbetween said rack and said track for moving said track to ineifective position to make the track effective on the rack, and means for moving saidrack clear of said pinion, including a movablesupport for said. rack adjacent said pinion, a second movable support for said rack,- a connection between said supports to causesynchronous movement thereof,- 'and means, acting through the first-mentioned support, to move said supports and consequently said rack.

' 4. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a pinion for effecting a computation, of a reciprocating rack for actuating said pinion in one direction, means for returning said rack clear ofsaid pinion in the opposite direction, a movable track for holding the rack clear of the pinion, said resting said rack.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a pinion for effecting a computation, of a reciprocating rack for actuating said pinion inone direction, means for returning said rack clear of said pinion in the opposite direction, a movable track for holding the rack clear of the pinion, said track adapted to release said rack at the end of the return of said rack, a stop 'for arresting the return movement of said rack at the moment of its release from the track, and means for moving the rack into and out of mesh with the pinion, comprising a hellcrank having a pin-and-slot connection with said rack to support the same at a point sub'- stantially vertically beneath said pinion, a shaft on which said bell-crank is fixed, and

means for rocking said shaft.

6. In a computing machine, the combination'with numeral keys and a pinion through which computation is effected, of a reciproeating rack for actuating said pinion, numera -key-actuated means for reciprocating said rack, and numeral-key-actuated means for moving said rack into and out of mesh with said pinion, comprising a bell-crank to' support the forward end of said rack adjacent' said pinion, a bell-crank to support the rear end of said rack, connections between said rack ad said bell-cranks wheretrack adapted to hold said rack clear of said tent adapted to arrest said pinion at the end of a computation, a cam for making said detent positively effective and ineffective, and means for operating said cam by said universal bar.

8. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with a traveling typewriter carriage, an escapement therefor including a universal bar and a pinion for effecting computations, of means, including a detent adapted to arrest said pinion atthe end of a computation, a cam for making said. detent positively eflective and ineflective, means for operating said cam by said universal bar, a reciprocating rack for rotating said pinion to ei'iect such computations, and means'operated by said universal bar for moving said rack out of mesh with said pinion for a return stroke at the time said detent becomes eiiective.

9. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with a typewriter universal bar and a pinion for effecting computations, of means, including a detent adapted to arrest said pinion at the end of a computation, a cam for making said detent positively effective and inetfec tive, means for operating said cam by said universal bar, a reciprocating rack for rotating'said pinion to el'iect such computations, means operated by said universal bar for moving said rack out of mesh with said pinion for a return stroke at the time said detent becomes effective, and a track movable to effective position to hold said rack clear of said pinion, the connections being suchthat when said rack is clear of its pin ion it holds the universal bar in its operated position.

10. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with a typewriter universal bar, a computing pinion and a rack adapted to engage said pinion to effect a computation thereby, 'ofa track along which said rack is slidable to hold it clear of said pinion, and positive connections between said universal bar and said rack, whereby when said rack is clear of its pinion the universal bar is maintained in its operated position. i

1].. The combination with a pinion, of means including a reciprocating rack bar for rotating said pinion, typewriter escape- I and out of mesh with said pinion.

12. In a computing machine, the combination with a reciprocating rack, of a track pivoted alongside thereof, means whereby the rack moves forward above said track,

-a cam device whereby the rack in moving downward moves said track to one side, and means for swinging said track to hold said rack in its depressed position during its re turn movement.

13. In a combined ty 'iewriting and computing machine, the combination with typewriter numeral 4 keys and a typewriter escapement comprising a loose dog and a fixed dog, of a full-stroke device for said keys, and means for controlling said lullstroke device from said loose dog.

1.4, In a combined typewriting and com-' putiug machine, the combination with typewriter numeral .keys and a typewriter escapement mechanism, of a full-stroke cle vice for said keys effective on both. strokes or" said keys, and means for controlling said full-stroke device from said escapement mechanism. v

15. In a. combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with typewriter numeral keys and a typewriter escapement mechanism, of a full-stroke device for said keys effective on both strokes of said keys, means for controlling said fullstroke device from said escapement mecha nism, and. a yieldable connection between said full-stroke device and said escapement mechanism.

16. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with typewriter numeral keys and a typewriter escapement mechanism, of a full-stroke device for said keys normally effective on down-strokes of said keys, and means controlled by said escapement mechanism for rendering said full-stroke device eii'ective on Lip-strokes of said keys, and at the same time effective to prevent depression of any other keys.

17. In a combined typewriting and com puting machine, the combination with typewriter numeral keys and a typewriter cscapement mechanism, of full-stroke device for said keys effective on both strokes of said keys, means for controlling said full-stroke device -from said escapement mechanism, and a yieldable connection be tween said full-stroke device and said escapement mechanism, said full-stroke device being rendercd efiective by any of said 30. said link swing said bell-crank against said member to the computing mechanism, means whereby said escapement wheel normally holds said loose dog against said member, and a spring drawing said loose dog away from said member when free from said escapement wheel.

29. In a combined typewriting and computing machine the combination with. com puting mechanism, of a typewriter escapement Wheel, a dog rocker comprising a fixed dog cooperating with said wheel, a loose dog also cooperating with said wheel and means to insure proper actuation of said computing mechanism, including, a bell-crank pivoted on said dog rocker and swung to effective position when said loose dog engages the escapement wheel, a link extending from said bell-crank, and a spring tending to make said link swing said bell-crank against said loose dog. a

30. In a combined typewriting and computing machine, the combination with a typewriter escapement wheel, of a dog rocker comprising a fixed dog coiperating with said wheel, a loose dog also cooperating with said wheel, a bell-crank pivoted on said dog rocker and swung to effective position when said loose dog engages the escapement wheel, a link extending from said bell-crank, a spring tending to make loose dog, connections from said link to the computing mechanism, said connections including a pin-and-slot connection, and a spring normally holding said pin-and-slot connection closed.

31. In a combined typewriting and com puting machine, the combination with a typewriter escapement wheel and a dog rocker therefor, comprising a fixed dog, of a loose dog on said dog rocker, a bell-crank pivoted on said rocker and extending substantially in the plane of said loose dog, typewriter numeral keys, pawls adapted to prevent depression of any key, but held ineffective by said dog rocker, and a universal bar for operating said rocker to make said dogs effective.

32. In a combined typewriting and computingmachine, the combination with a typewriter escapcment wheel and a dog rocker therefor, comprising a fixed dog, of a loose dog on said dog rocker, a bell-crank pivoted on said rocker and extending substantially in the plane of said loose dog, typewriter numeral keys, pawls adapted to prevent depression of any key, but held inefl'ective by said dog rocker, a universal bar "for operating said rocker to make said dogs effective, and springconnections whereby each pawl becomes effective, said springs making up for minor variations in the mechanism.

33. in a computing machine, the combination with computing wheels, carry-over members, and means for effecting a relative traveling movement between said computing wheels and said carry-over members, of means for actuating said computing wheels, means for completing carryovers, including detents cooperating with said carry-over members and means, actuated each time a digit is computed, to engage said detents sariatim, and means whereby each computing wheel locks one of said detents in engagement with the carry-over member positioned to effect carryover to the next higher computing wheel, except when the lower computing wheel is in proper position.

for a carry-over to be efl ected.

34. In a computing machine, the combination with computing wheels and a carryover mechanism therefor, including carryover members and detents thereof, of means, actuated each time a digit is computed, for driving said. detents scrim 8m to insure the completion of the movement of said carryover members, and means whereby each computing wheel locks in engaging position the detent of the carry-over member positioned to transmit movement to the computing wheel of the next higher order, except when the computing wheel of lower order is in the proper position for carry-over to be effected.

35. In a computing machine, the combination with numeral keys and numeral-keyactuated computing means, including computing wheels, carry-over members for transmitting movement from any of said computing wheels to the next higher computing wheel, and detents for said carryover members, of means, actuated each time a digit is computed, for driving said detents seriat'im to insure the completion of the movement of said carry-over members, and means whereby each computing wheel locks in engaging position the detent of the carryover member positioned to transmit movement to the computing wheel of the next higher order, except when the computing wheel of lower order is in the proper position for carry-over to be effected.

36. In a computing machine, the combina tion \i'ithnumeral keys and numeral-key: actuated computing means, including conrputing wheels, carry-over wheels for transmitting movement from any of said coniplit ing' wheel to the next higher computing wheel, and detents for said carry-ovo wheels, of means, actuated each time a digit is computed. for driving said detents seri- (ttz'm to insure the completion of the move ment of said carry-over wheels, and means whereby each computing wheel locks in engaging position the detent of the carry-over wheel positioned to transmit movement to the computing wheel of the next higher or- 

